New Orleans police are investigating two separate shooting in which a 33-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy were injured.

According to New Orleans Police Department Public Information Officer Frank Robertson, the first shooting was reported about 1:30 p.m. near Felicity and Carondelet streets. Police said the victim suffered a gunshot wound to his back.

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About 30 minutes later, police were called to another shooting near the intersection of St. Claude and Franklin avenues. In that incident, police said a 17-year-old boy suffered a gunshot to his hand, striking his finger.